OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael J. Harnett 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Michael J. Harnett

• Author Notes

  Adapted from the novel of the same name.

• Setting

  The action takes place during the winter of 1967 and into the following summer.

• Synopsis

  Set in Drumcondra and adapted from the novel of the same name, The Boys is the story of a group of teenage boys coming to terms with the world, and their main preoccupation in life - WOMEN. It's the summer of 1968 and The Boys are ready for the world. What can stop them now? But before the holidays are over life will have utterly changed. Nothing will be the same again!

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Total

  4

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  16 November 2015

• Production Notes

  Produced in association with Michael Harnett and Patrick Sutton.

• Producer

  Produced by Smock Alley Theatre

• Original Venue

  Smock Alley Theatre
  

• Venue Notes

  Performed in The Boys' School space.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the plays' original production programme.